The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-12-03
THE HORSE DROvER's MARRIAGE
A Love story Told by Judge Allen, OF
Georgia.


Georgia.
Judge Allen has mind full of anec'
dotes and never tires Of telling them,
says letter from Hamilton, Ga. He
recalls with clearness every incident o!
seeming unimportance which has trans
PRED during his career He has heard
speeches from the lips Of Webster
Clay aud Calhoun. He can almost re-
peat q speech he heard delivered by
Henry Clay in a crowded street Of
Macon when he predicted civil war.
lie was asked for story, and as his
habit is, he had sat for moment quiet
ly smoking his pipe. At length he
placed his pipe in his pocket and said
Well, will tell you a real love story.
1t all happened twenty years before the
war, when | was attending school al
the Georgia university. At that time
there existed among the proud south
erners no greater prejudice than that
against horse-drovers. A horse-drover
was considered little better than q
horse-thief. l met one day a young
man of this class, and in spite OF my
share in the common prejudice / was
struck with his easy manner lsaw
enough of him to come to the conclu-
sion that he would grace anybody's
parlor, so one day i asked him II he
would not like to call on young lady
friend of mine He said he would be
glad to do so, and that afternoon we
made call on Miss Priggins. We
found that she had already two callers,
young men of the town. / introduced
my friend, the horse-drover. and you
would have been amused to have seen
the countenances of the young men
fall. Scarcely half dozen words
we're exchanged before Miss Priggins'
first callers made their exit. My
friend took in the situation at once,
but he had the good sense to not show
It.
After awhile he was turning music
for Miss Priggins while she played up
on the piano. When she had finished,
he was asked If he could not play.
II play sometimes" was his reply.
"Will you not play for usP" Miss
Priggns then asked.
"He reluctantly consented. He took
his position in front of the instrument
and we were thrilled with the music he
made. He touched the keys OF the
piano with the ease and grace OF mas
ter and when he had finished and re-
fused to play more he had won the
friendship of Miss Priggins, who was
on his departure cordial in her initva-
ton for him TO call again.
well, he made several pleasant calls
during his stay. He came back the
next season and before he left town he
and Miss Priggins approached the
young lady's father and asked his con-
sent to their marriage.
"Snce you both seem to desire it,
will not oppose your marriage puc u
my daughter makes a hard bed she
must lie upon it."
1T shall be as soft as feathers can
make it," was the young mans pleas
ant rejoinder.
"The wedding was set for Sept. TO-
When he came for his bride everyone
was surprised at the display he made
He wore an expensive suit and SER
want in livery drove two magnificent
iron grsys to his fine carriage. Some
one, made bold by curiosity, approach
ed the servant and inquired who the
young man might be.
IVY, sir, my master is de riches
man in Kentuck', 'xpect sir. He
owns de fines farm in de country. ano
pears to me ha'f O. Louisville"
Further inquiry elected the infor
nation that the drover was really 1
man of means, who had travelled ex
tensively and had many accomplish
ments. Suffice it to say Miss Priggn'
was willing to accept the bed she hat
| Il.